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Definition(s) for: 歇后语

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
歇后语 xiē hòu yǔ - anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 62,606 66,786 35,740

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiē- to rest
- to take a break
- to stop
- to halt
- (dialect) to sleep
- a moment
- a short while
hòu- surname Hou
hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
- dialect
- language
- speech
- (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know

Other Words Containing 歇后语

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
歇后语 - - 62,606 66,786 35,740